bosszút áll

Hungarian

Etymology

bosszú (“revenge, vengeance”) +‎ -t (accusative suffix) +‎ áll (“to stand”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbosːuːtaːlː]

Verb

bosszút áll

  1. (idiomatic) to take revenge (on someone -n/-on/-en/-ön, because of something/someone -ért)
    Synonyms: megtorol, megbosszul
    Az ellenségen próbált bosszút állni. ― He tried to take revenge on the enemy.
    Bosszút állok a családomért. ― I will avenge my family.

Conjugation
  • For the verb, see áll.
  • The inflected noun bosszút remains unchanged.
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